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Yellowstone National Park officials say bison operations began on Feb. 13 at the Stephens Creek administrative area in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone National Park is interested in public comment about buffalo management in the park. The Chief of Environmental Quality says that they are interested in more tribal centered solutions.

Yellowstone National Park has scheduled two online meetings to take public comment and provide more information about updating the Bison Management Plan.

The National Park Service (NPS) announced a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Bison Management Plan at Yellowstone National Park Friday, Jan. 28. With this announcement, the NPS introduces a broad range of actions for managing bison inside the park. This plan

During its 150th year, Yellowstone National Park is revaluating its management of bison herds to reflect the latest science and reduce future slaughter.

For the sixth time since the exchange was established, 28 Yellowstone National Park bison were shipped to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation on Wednesday.

Yellowstone National Park News Release:

Fifty-six Yellowstone bison have been sent to the Yakama Nation’s lands in Washington and the Modoc Nation’s lands in Oklahoma.

Fifty-six bison are being transferred from Yellowstone National Park to tribal lands in Oklahoma and Washington.